4:00 PM

Thu. March 22, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Location:

404 E Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22902

As the inaugural Carol Troxell Reader, Lisa Ko (The Leavers) gives a solo reading at New Dominion Bookshop, sharing her story of a mother and son, their heartrending separation, and the choices they each make in attempts to belong, to find love, to create a family.

6:00 PM

Thu. March 22, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Location:

981 2nd Street SE, Charlottesville, Va. 22902

This program features stories written by adult community members who have gained literacy, academic skills, GED completion, and/or literacy in English as a second language. Audience members will receive a copy of the Voices of Adult Learners collection.

Thu. March 22, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Location:

705 Rio Road West, Charlottesville, VA 22901

Jefferson-Madison Regional Library’s inaugural Same Page community-wide reading series invites residents to discuss themes of neighborliness, trust, and Jewish identities through the lens of Nathan Englander’s short story collection, What We Talk About When We Talk about Anne Frank. Englander will read from his work and take community questions before signing books, which will be available for purchase onsite.